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Monday, May 13, 2013

Murder Conviction, Blood Evidence and Hiker's Body Found: West Metro Police, Fire Report

This week's compilation includes a house fire investigation, the 'man in black,' attempted kidnapping, man caught burglarizing church and gas skimmer.

Editor’s Note: Every week we bring you a sampling of stories from Patch sites in the west metro: Eden Prairie, Edina, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Richfield, Shakopee, Southwest Minneapolis, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Tim Huber Guilty of Second-Degree Murder, Not Guilty of First-Degree Murder The jury found Huber guilty on two counts of second-degree murder in the 2011 killing of Timothy Larson of Albertville, but not guilty of premeditated murder, the West Central Tribune reported. Mandy Matula’s Blood Found on Jacket in David Roe’s Vehicle Ballistics testing has confirmed that markings on the unfired bullet discovered last weekend indicate it was at some point in the chamber of…

Mike B.

8:41 pm on Monday, May 13, 2013

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Monday, April 29, 2013

Murder Trial Starts, Fatal Shooting and Home Destroyed: West Metro Police, Fire and Court Report

This week's selections include women charged with burglary, man charged with 13 robberies pleads guilty to one, firefighters save paramedic and theft from Walmart.

Editor’s Note: Every week we bring you a sampling of stories from Patch sites in the west metro: Eden Prairie, Edina, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Richfield, Shakopee, Southwest Minneapolis, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Trial Starts for Tim Huber, Charged with Murder in Death of Tim Larson of Albertville Jury selection is the first order of business in a trial set to last three weeks. Minneapolis Man Charged with Second-Degree Murder for Fatal Shooting Steven Andre Moore, 27, has been charged with four felony offenses in connection with the death of a Shakopee High student. Fire Destroys Maple Grove Home Wednesday Evening No one was injured in the fire on the 7700 block of …

Monday, April 22, 2013

Bullet Through Witness' Wall, 'Ghetto Spirit Day' and Store Shooting: West Metro Police, Courts

This week's selections include a man who received harassing emails from himself, federal porn charges, officer of the year and scavenging crackdown.

Editor’s Note: Every week we bring you a sampling of stories from Patch sites in the west metro: Eden Prairie, Edina, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Richfield, Shakopee, Southwest Minneapolis, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Marathon Suspect Shootout Witness Is Andrew Kitzenberg from Edina The Breck School alum photographed a clash in Watertown, MA, between police and the men they suspect of bombing the Boston Marathon. Two Hopkins Students Charged After Protesting ‘Modern Day Blackfacing’ The black students said they were upset about white ski team members who dressed up for ‘ghetto spirit day.’ The white students said they called it ‘rapper day.’ Wayzata Boston Marathon Runner to KSTP…

Sunday, April 21, 2013

St. Louis Park Man Charged With Business Burglary

Edgar Solorio-Vasquez, of St. Louis Park, has been charged with felony third-degree burglary.

Thursday, April 18, 2013

St. Louis Park Man Charged With Business Burglary

Edgar Solorio-Vasquez, of St. Louis Park, has been charged with felony third-degree burglary.

Police believe a 20-year-old man is responsible for the April 2011 burglary of the Clean N Press in Minnetonka. Edgar Solorio-Vasquez, of St. Louis Park, has been charged with felony third-degree burglary. Staff arrived in the morning to find a window broken and money missing. Samples of blood found on the window frame and other places in the business matched Solorio-Vasquez. The total loss was about $650. Solorio-Vasquez was also charged recently with felony first-degree burglary from December 2011. The homeowner said he heard noise while he was sleeping and went to investigate. He found all of the presents under the Christmas tree unwrapped and four bottles of alcohol taken from a bar, valued at $150. A jacket that did not belong to the …

Monday, April 15, 2013

Fingerprint Match, Strangulations and Man Threatens Officers: West Metro Police and Fire Reports

This week's selections include a man accused of punching his girlfriend in the face, disorderly conduct in Target, fires, stalking and Craigslist issues.

Editor’s Note: Every week we bring you a sampling of stories from Patch sites in the west metro: Eden Prairie, Edina, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Richfield, Shakopee, Southwest Minneapolis, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Fingerprints Link Fugitive Suspect to Wayzata Burglary Scene The Hennepin County Crime lab lifted fingerprints from the scene of an attempted burglary and positively matched them to an Elk River man. Man Charged After Allegedly Strangling Girlfriend at Aqua City Motel Police say Randall Velachi Jackson punched his girlfriend numerous times in the face, strangled her and held a knife to her throat. 'Heavily Intoxicated' Man Allegedly Strangled, Threatened to Kill …

Monday, April 8, 2013

Shooting Guilty Plea, Brothers Beating Charge and Taco Bell Craving: West Metro Police, Sheriff and Court Report

This week's compilation includes a suspect who answered the phone during an alleged burgary, DNA leads to a Christmas grinch and shoplifting bras and panties.

Editor’s Note: Every week we bring you a sampling of stories from Patch sites in the west metro: Eden Prairie, Edina, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Richfield, Shakopee, Southwest Minneapolis, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting Victim in Head, Abdomen The incident happened near Super America on the 7700 block of Nicollet Avenue in Richfield. Two Brothers Accused of Stabbing, Beating Man Over $20 Adam Robert Kiffe, 24, and Nicholas Alvin Kiffe, 22, have been formally charged for the assault in October 2012, which took place during a house party in Shakopee. Craving Taco Bell, Man Gets Busted for Drug Sale Police say Michael Robert Funk was observed doing a hand…

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Police Say Man Broke Into Minnetonka Home and Opened Christmas Presents

The St. Louis Park man was charged with felony burglary after police found his DNA at the scene.

Police believe a 20-year-old man broke in and opened all the Christmas presents under the tree of a Minnetonka home. Edgar Solorio-Vasquez, of St. Louis Park, has been charged with felony first-degree burglary. On Dec. 23, 2011, Minnetonka Police responded to a report of a burglary at a Minnetonka home. The homeowner said he heard noise while he was sleeping and went to investigate. He found all of the presents under the Christmas tree unwrapped and four bottles of alcohol taken from a bar, valued at $150. A police dog found a scent near a door, but the trail went cold. A jacket that did not belong to the homeowner was found in the living room and swabbed for DNA. The results came back with Solorio-Vasquez's DNA on the jacket. A second …

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Burglars Steal $9,000 in Electronics, Clothing From SLP Home

Couple returned home to find house trashed.

Tuesday afternoon likely started off like any other for a St. Louis Park couple living on the 1600 block of Hampshire Avenue.  At 2 p.m. on Jan. 29, they left home to run a few errands. At 6:20 p.m., the husband and wife came home—and walked into a crime scene. Their living room television had disappeared, and the family dog was nowhere to be found. As the couple cautiously walked through the house, they discovered the burglars had made off with more than a 54-inch flat screen TV: a second such TV was missing from the house, along with a set of four hand-painted rims from the garage, two mink coats from the master bedroom closet, and two gaming consoles and a laptop had vanished from the living room. Altogether, almost $9,000 in items had …

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Vandals Trash Mercedes With Fork, Owner 'Too Busy' for Evidence Collection

A roundup of incidents reported to St. Louis Park Police Jan. 18-27.

Around lunch time on Jan. 22, a resident of an apartment complex on the 2500 block of Highway 100 found every body panel on his Mercedes had been scratched overnight—using a fork, according to St. Louis Park police records. The culprits also had managed to gain entry to the car and cut every leather surface in the vehicle, from seats to dashboard. The man refused to let crime lab technicians examine the vehicle for evidence, as he was "too busy." Jan. 18 Graffiti artists tagged the vestibule and stairwell of an apartment complex on the 2500 block of Highway 100.  Burglars struck a business on the 4300 block of Highway 7 overnight. Three laptops were stolen, along with eight Timberwolves season tickets. Jan. 21 A drunk driver collided head-…

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